Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-11-24
Roger did not refuse absolutely but ranI;oa /.

Roger did not refuse absolutely, hut replied /:
81 must reflect This is a serious matter
and requires large sum, according to what
you say. No matter how ricn | might be
don't like to lose money. l bad confidence
in you and know little of those matters. aud
1 must reflect before / decide to put more
money into what seems to me a bottoIaless
hole.n
But there is no time for reflection You
must decide quickly"
"Even if do decide to let you have this
money, it would take me three or four days.
How much do you wantP
"Nearly a Million
"That is good deal How soon do you
need itr
"In four days at the latest
"You can come to my country place, Vile
dAvray, where have rented little house.
shall make that my homo hereafter, and
then we shall see.n
"What is the number or name Of your
cottagep
1.-THE first one you meet will tell YOU 1t is
in the Rue de Paris, the last house on tho
right hand side. live all alone. | believe
the last owner was killed there ten or a dozen.
maybe twenty years ago, and SO the name of
the victim was by common consent given to
the house. They call it the Maison Larouette {"
Luversan sat down suddenly and his face
showed that the shot told.
$50, then, Saturday, at what hours
Whatever hour suits you after in the
evening, as shall be busy during the day.n
Luversan took his departure, restless and
uneasy, but this he attributed to the anxiety
| about the money
About this time the excellent old farmer
Dubois and his wife, who had taken Henrietta
into their hearts and home, as il she had been a
precious gift from heaven received q letter
from lawyer in Paris which informed them
that they had fallen heir to some property near
Vile d'Avray and requested their presence.
After much consultation with the cure. who
read their letter TO them and explained tho
nature of it and advised them generally. thew
made their preparations for departure. ana
as they did not know how long it might take
them to receive their Inheritance, they made
their arrangementsto take Henrietteor Marie.
with them. Their trip took but a few hours
on the train, and before dark on the day of
their departure they reached Vile d'Ayrav
and engaged carriage at the station to take
| them to the farmhouse, where their presence
was expected by the servants in charge. end
they went on through the quaint. ouiet
streets till they passed through Rue de Paris.
and on out into the country As they drove
! along Henriette seemed to grow uneasy. and
to look about her as children do sometimes
when aroused from sleep, and her little hands
clasped and unclasped nervoudy, and her
breath came quickly, and her color changed
every moment. She appeared so uneasy that
the old lady took her hand and said:
Don't be frightened. We will soon be
there, and when we have finished this nisera-
bic business, we will go back as quick as we
can to our own valley. | won't let ANYTHING
hurt you. Don't fret, dear little Marie.n
81 have seen nothing; know nothing
nothing at all" said Henriettc, in her low
voice.
The three descended at the pretty farm
house and took up their abode there: hut
Henrie.te could not be kept indoors, and the
good old lady put herself out Of breath sew
eral times running after her. as she seemed
by subtle instinct to be drawn toward the
town, and her inquiet mood was very re-
markable in one who for so many years had
been so mild and tractable.
Eight days after the discovery of the letter
in his fathers pocket Raymond went back to
MeridOn farm He wanted to see his mother
to question her and render more evident tho
very truth itself. And Suzanne, it was over
month since lie Lad seen her And he
thought of her night and day, until thought
itself was agony, for DO remembered the
promise he had made her:
II will save your father. in continuing the
labor Of mine, and will render him his hon
orable name"
| Now. if she asked him, what could he say!
And if the young girl avoided speaking on
the subject, what would Sue think of his 81
lencea He thought then that hs would avoid
seeing her.
From the station he walked 60 tho farm,
hoping to tranquilize himself, bnt every stone
| spoke to him, every leaf upon tho now bud
cling trees whispered messages from her, and
his heart ached with It's weight of unmerited
shame He saw something white flash through
tho trees. He plunged deeper in tie forest;
but too late. Suzanne saw him ard few to
| meet him.